Fountain-brush.



D. MoK. BLLSWORTH.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APYLIOATION FILED MAY 31, 1911.

1 1 1 073 Patented Nov. 10, 19M

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-Lli'HOn WASHINGTON. D, C

DAVID MCKENZIE ELDSWORTH, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

To all whom it may concern:

7 Be 1t known that 1, DAVID M. ELLswoR'rH,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and tate of Oregon, have inventedanew and useful FountaiaBrush, of. which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in fountain brushes.

The object of the present inventionis to improve the construction of fountain brushes, and to provide a simple, inexpensive and eflicient fountain or reservoir bath brush, adapted to enable a bath to be rapidly taken without splashing water beyond a foot mat, and capable of thoroughlymoistening the bristles of the brush and of simultaneously applying water and friction to the body.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a fountain bath brush of this character, which will be light and compact to enable it to be conveniently carried in a grip and in which the back of the brush will not be pierced at the bristles by the water supplying means, whereby the brush may be easily and thoroughly dried and cleaned and maintained in a sanitary condition.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claim, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is'a plan view of a fountain bath brush, constructed in ac cordance with thisinvention, a portion of the handle of the brush being in section. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspec tive view of the reservoir.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferred form of" the invention, 1 designates a brush, the back 2 of which is provided with an extension 3, forming a terminal grip or handle and provided beyond the bristles in i s i termediate Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 31, 1911. Serial No. 630,496.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

portion with front and rear openings 4 and 5 for the reception of a spray tube 6 and a tapered annular flange or tubular member 7. The tubular annularv flange 7 surrounds a fillingorificej8 of a reservoir 9, constructed of sheet metal, or other suitable material andfitted against the back or outer face of the handle of the brush, as clearly illustrated in F i .2 of the drawing. Thefilling orifice is closed by a tapered plug 10, which fits within the tapered annular-flange 7, and

the latter islocated wholly within the rear .7

opening 5 of the handle of the brush and is thereby protected from injury.

The reservoir 9 is preferably elliptical or approximately elliptical, as illustrated in Figs. land 3'ofthe drawing, a'ndithas a flat top wall 11 to fit the handle of the brush. The opposite or bottom wall 12 is also preferably flat, and the reservoir is provided at the top wall 11, which fits against the handle, with parallel longitudinal side flanges 13 spaced apart to receive the handle 3, which is widened at an intermediate attaching portion and provided with approximately parallel side edges to fit the flanges 13. The flanges 13, which preferably consist of angle strips or pieces, are provided with perforations 14 for thereception of screws 15, or other suitable fasteningdevices, which are embedded in the handle, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The angle strips or pieces may be soldered, or otherwise secured to the reservoir and the flanges 13 may be formed in any other desired manner. The reservoir may be readily detached from the brush by removing the screws 15.

The tube 6, which extends longitudinally of the back of the brush, is preferably arranged in a longitudinal groove 16 of the back in order to lie close to the same, and it is provided with a curved inner or rear portion 17 which is connected with the reservoir and communicates with the interior thereof. The wall 11 is pierced by the inneror rear end of the tube 6. and thelatter is provided at opposite sides at intervals with outlet perforations 18 for the discharge of the water. The water is supplied to the reservoir through the filling orifice, and when the closure plug 10 is replaced, the reservoir is air tight except at the spray tube. This results in a slow feeding or flow of the water to the closure. which is thoroughly moistened without liability of lot splashing water any distance beyond the brush, and a bath may be taken on a comparatively small foot mat Without spattering or splashing the carpet or floor, or other surface upon which the foot mat may be placed. The reservoir is adapted, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing, to form a support for the brush, and when the brush is in this position, the filling opening is at the top, and adischarge tube is also located above the plane of the reservoir. This will enable the device to be easily filled and to remain in such position ready for use without liability of the contents of the reservoir leaking from the device, and the employvment of a valve for this purpose is thereby rendered unnecessary.

Having thus fully descrlbed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

portion having an intermediate widened attaching portion located between the brush head and the handle grip, and having substantially parallel side edges, an approximately elliptical reservoir having opposite flat faces, one of which is fitted against the widened attaching portion of the said brush, substantially mid-way between the ends of the brush, and provided with spaced flanges secured to the said parallel edges, a spray tube extending through the widened portion of the brush and leading from the reservoir to the brush head, and a tubular member also extending through the widened portion of the brush and forming a filling orifice for the reservoir.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

DAVID MCKENZIE ELLSWORTH.

Witnesses:

A. O. WELLS, G. W. Burrs,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

